Fender MIJ Precision Bass Lyte Deluxe, Rosewood, Natural Brown - Japan - w/ Hard Case. SN0803

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Overall Great Condition, Some Very Light Wear on the Body. No Neck or Fret Wear. Just Set Up with New Strings 45-105. Plays and Sounds Awesome!! Early 90's "MIJ" Made in Japan.
Includes Hard Shell Case.

The Fender Precision Bass Lyte is a fretted model of electric bass manufactured by Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. This bass is characterized by its smaller modern C shape body, P-J pickup configuration, and light weight. The Precision Bass Lyte is equipped with 22 medium jumbo frets and has a scale length of 34 inches. Another relatively unique feature to the Lyte is the Pickup Pan knob which allows users to modulate the amount of the two pickups used. The Lyte is a sub-model of the Fender Precision Bass.

Only ever produced in Japan, the Lyte came to be from the Fender Japan Deal that saw a joint venture between Fender, Kanda Shokai [jp] and Yamano Gakki [jp]. In 1982, production of Fender products in Japan began, and two years later the first Fender Precision Lyte model was made.

Every Fender guitar that came out before 1993 was inscribed with "Made in Japan". That changed in 1992 when some production switched to Dyna Gakki due to FujiGen Gakki switching focus to its own production. Thus some guitars after 1992 were inscribed with "Crafted in Japan" due to a contract stipulation dating back to the original deal. From 1996 onward however, "Crafted in Japan" was used exclusively until 2015, when Fender took over the entire operation and the original deal ended.[1] Guitars made in Japan by Fender are now placed under the umbrella of the "Made in Japan" series and now have the mark on the bottom of the neck.

Maple neck
Rosewood fingerboard
22 frets
American standard jazz bass pickups
Active Electronics with controls for volume, blend, bass, middle, and treble
P-J pickup configuration
Gold hardware finish
Black plastic control knobs.